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sunkenvicar · 2020-04-30 10:55:00+00:00

Thanks for the article. HN basement dwellers out in full force means you’ve done well. Keep writing!

endgame | karma 4977 | avg karma 4.46 · | 2016-10-27 11:55:43

It's certainly paid off. You write well.

sciurus | karma 16280 | avg karma 4.91 · | 2015-01-26 11:40:02

Okay, I understand now. Congratulations on being published! I'm sure it was a lot of hard work to write this.

macspoofing | karma 9547 | avg karma 2.45 · | 2012-12-23 19:53:12+00:00

Everything you wrote reinforces the article.

erwincoumans | karma 782 | avg karma 1.88 · | 2022-05-13 13:33:46

Indeed, like that but then in the main text instead of in a footnote, so it doesn't get overlooked. Anyway, I enjoyed your nice writing and congrats with the HN exposure!

plasticeagle | karma 201 | avg karma 2.75 · | 2022-12-21 19:38:36

Your writing is clear and concise. You don't indulge in run-on sentences, or hyperbole.

It's an impressive piece of writing. You're definitely good at this.

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themadturk | karma 966 | avg karma 1.22 · | 2022-06-28 13:58:12

The warehouse analogy was great. You and your co-writers did a fantastic job.

dri_ft | karma 585 | avg karma 3.2 · | 2018-10-05 09:27:06+00:00

Great writeup. I admire your dedication.

amozoss | karma 104 | avg karma 1.37 · | 2021-05-28 17:26:51+00:00

Author here: Thanks.

I actually spent 6 hours on Saturday writing it and another 4 to 6 other days getting it to where I was happy with it. So I appreciate the kind words.

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opportune | karma 14424 | avg karma 3.95 · | 2023-03-17 20:41:25

Thank you! I have wanted to write a blog article about this for a while but I’ve accepted that I will probably never get around to it. So this is my lower effort typed-on-mobile-while-wasting-Friday-evening abridged version

jessriedel | karma 20706 | avg karma 3.24 · | 2010-03-03 15:57:56

What about the one I wrote in my basement?

GuiA | karma 20066 | avg karma 6.06 · | 2013-07-02 01:11:13

Brilliant. OP, thanks for writing; submitter, thanks for posting.

CliffStoll | karma | avg karma · | 2021-06-30 06:40:41+00:00

Thanks, DFlock. As you realize, writing up what happens is a necessary part of fixing a problem. That’s why I wrote Cuckoo’s Egg. I’m gratified that my own community has responded; perhaps someone at Amazon will pick up on this.

stockkid | karma 1470 | avg karma 3.44 · | 2018-09-20 03:33:42+00:00

I think it's a great write-up. Didn't mean to disparage your work.

njaremko | karma 399 | avg karma 7.25 · | 2022-06-28 09:16:30

(Author here) Never expected something I wrote to be on the first page of HN begins sweating. I’ll be checkin this post throughout the day, so if anyone has any questions, feel free to ask.

paul | karma 15522 | avg karma 13.76 · | 2014-07-30 19:28:35+00:00

Thanks! I had just finished writing it and didn't have time to rehearse, so it was basically an article being read :)

ropeladder | karma 561 | avg karma 4.28 · | 2017-10-05 22:35:28+00:00

Just started writing it up! Thanks for the encouragement.

emmelaich | karma 6824 | avg karma 1.64 · | 2023-08-31 01:45:45

I actually semi-appreciate being 'forced' to read through the great write-up.

Well done!

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tony584 | karma 555 | avg karma 12.61 · | 2011-01-11 21:56:03+00:00

this HNews post is my writing.

wintercarver | karma 348 | avg karma 4.46 · | 2019-05-27 00:13:08+00:00

Thanks for the encouragement to write, it was entirely unexpected and pleasant - kind of a glimmer of the olde, small internet days. I didn't have this piece in mind when posting on HN, but all the book recommendations got me thinking and this is what managed to land on the word processor.

https://blog.usejournal.com/effort-neglect-and-the-second-te...

P.S. I am not part of “Journal,” and don’t use it. One of their people reached out to me and asked if I’d submit my piece to their publication.

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